The ins and outs of drug transport

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The Multidrug transporters (MDTs) are membrane proteins found everywhere which detect and remove a wide range of compounds from the cells in an energy dependent, however, making the cell resistant to it might cause a major problem when treating patients with infectious disease or cancer with these drugs. The structure of transporter AcrB that utilizes the energy of the Tran membrane proton gradient and the structure of Sav1866 that gets its power from the ATP molecules breakdown is presented.

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The plasma revolution

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Various particle-accelerators using plasma technology are widely being employed in researches for new developments in the fields of particle physics and cancer treatment. The results prove that plasma wakefields are the only way to achieve very large acceleration gradients.

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Immune pact with the enemy

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The pros and cons of a tumour model that uses the concept of tumour dormancy or latency for eradication of cancer cells are presented.

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